Anyone gone through clogged tear duct surgery?

Hi everyone, my DS will be having surgery on October 26th for his clogged tear duct. I am so dreading him having to be under anesthesia :(. Wondering what I can expect afterwords as in how your LO felt or do they get eye drops or any other medications? Thank you for any info or advice!

Hi everyone, my DS will be having surgery on October 26th for his clogged tear duct. I am so dreading him having to be under anesthesia :(. Wondering what I can expect afterwords as in how your LO felt or do they get eye drops or any other medications? Thank you for any info or advice!

No, but my LO had to have surgery for something else at 11 months. I was super worried about the anesthesia but it all went really smoothly. You can stay with them until right before they go in and then under, and you can be right there when they wake up.

No, but my LO had to have surgery for something else at 11 months. I was super worried about the anesthesia but it all went really smoothly. You can stay with them until right before they go in and then under, and you can be right there when they wake up.

My daughter just went through the surgery about a month ago. The surgery was super quick(maybe 15 minutes). The prep time took the longest and she handled everything really well. My daughter did get eye drops and she had to get them twice a day for five days. The worst part for me was seeing her wake up from the anesthesia. She was crying a lot because she was so out of it but within a few hours she was back to her normal self.

Good luck! I'm really glad we decided to get it done because her eye is completely cleared up and I know it's not bothering her like it use to. Your baby will do great!

My daughter just went through the surgery about a month ago. The surgery was super quick(maybe 15 minutes). The prep time took the longest and she handled everything really well. My daughter did get eye drops and she had to get them twice a day for five days. The worst part for me was seeing her wake up from the anesthesia. She was crying a lot because she was so out of it but within a few hours she was back to her normal self.

Good luck! I'm really glad we decided to get it done because her eye is completely cleared up and I know it's not bothering her like it use to. Your baby will do great!

No...we had the surgery scheduled and no lie- the DAY AFTER we scheduled the surgery his eye cleared and never clogged again. This was back in June. The anesthesia was my biggest fear, too. Sending positive thoughts your way!

No...we had the surgery scheduled and no lie- the DAY AFTER we scheduled the surgery his eye cleared and never clogged again. This was back in June. The anesthesia was my biggest fear, too. Sending positive thoughts your way!

@ Morrison, he has had a teary and gunky eye everyday since he was born. He wakes up every morning with either a severely crusty or goopy eye :(. The doctors say if it doesn't clear up by the time they are a year old 9 out of 10 tines it never will. To the rest of you ladies, thank you very much for your stories and words of encouragement!

@ Morrison, he has had a teary and gunky eye everyday since he was born. He wakes up every morning with either a severely crusty or goopy eye :(. The doctors say if it doesn't clear up by the time they are a year old 9 out of 10 tines it never will. To the rest of you ladies, thank you very much for your stories and words of encouragement!

It is so encouraging to hear that your LO's who have had this surgery that it completely cleared up. How long did it take for you to notice the surgery had worked. Sometimes his eye gets so red and irritated from tearing along with the goopiness that I just feel so bad for him. It looks so incredibly sore. I hope the surgery works for him too! Oh, did either one of your LO's have to have stents placed? My pediatric ophthalmologist said if it was really bad he would have to place one.

It is so encouraging to hear that your LO's who have had this surgery that it completely cleared up. How long did it take for you to notice the surgery had worked. Sometimes his eye gets so red and irritated from tearing along with the goopiness that I just feel so bad for him. It looks so incredibly sore. I hope the surgery works for him too! Oh, did either one of your LO's have to have stents placed? My pediatric ophthalmologist said if it was really bad he would have to place one.

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